Functions and Applications 11 Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Date: __________________________           Name: _______________________________

Grade 11: Functions and Applications

Textbook Scavenger Hunt

1.      How many pages are in your book? ___________

2.      What year was this book copyrighted?  _________  How many years ago was this? _______

3.      How many chapters are in your book?  ___________

4.      Which chapter has 7 lessons?   ______________

5.      Which chapter is about Compound Interest? _________ On which page does it start? _________

6.      How many new Vocabulary Words are found in chapter 3?

What are they?            _______________________

                                    _______________________

                                    _______________________

7.      Look in the back of your book to find the answer to question 10.a) in the section 2.2   _____________

8.      If you need the definition of a word, you can look in the _______________ found on pages ______-______.

9.      What is the first term in the mathematics glossary that begins with the letter f?  _________________

10.  What is the definition for “function”?

11.  To find where a specific topic is covered, you can look in the _________________ on pages _____-______.

12.  Which pages could you find information about factoring quadratic functions?  ______________

13.  How many questions are on the Chapter 2 Practice Test?  ________________

14.  What sport is being played on page 185?  __________________

15.  What is the first new term in Chapter 5? (hint: look for bold words in the first lesson) _________

16.  Which chapter looks most interesting? Why? _____________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________________

New Video Series called Prime Radicals

Just found this new video series from TVO called Prime Radicals!
It's aimed at 6 - 11 year olds.

 Click here to have a look!

Danica McKellar's 5 tips to conquer math phobia

1. Starting when they are toddlers, point out math in everyday life. 

2. As a parent, hide your math phobia, if you have any from your child.  

3. Use money.   
- Teach them how to save
- Let them count out coins while paying for small items at the store
- Help them estimate taxes

4. Provide support and encouragement during rough patches. 
- Teach them that it's ok to ask for help
- Grab some resources from the dollar store.  Dollarama has fabulous activity books for both math and reading.


5. Brush up on your own math skills.
 

Learning Skills and Work Habits Rubric

This rubric will be handy to reflect on the learning skills and work habits of your students.


You may prefer to use the chart below to enter a full class list.

Download or print these documents by clicking on their thumbnails  :)

So clever...

Check out the Cartesian Plan Stamp I just ordered off of ebay from "stampman46501"

It'll be great for the students to use in class.

The graph paper sticky notes are also great to keep in stock!